Cigarette making machine



Feb. 26, 1935. R. B, THOMPSON 1,992,559

CIGARETTE MAKING MACHINE y Filed Jan` 2l, 1952 2 Sheets-Sheet l EN N E QE E E Kf R S 1 *E l. r i as 45t/wwwa Feb. 26, 1935. R. B, THOMPSONCIGARETTE MAKING MACHINE v Filed Jan. 2l, 1932 2. ASheets-Sheef. 2

H .JB-Thom on Patented Feb. 26, 1935 n 1,992,559 n CIGARETTE MAKINGv`iuiAcliiNE Robert B. Thompson, Memphis, Tenn., assigner of one-halftok Malcolm B. Allstadt,v Memphis,

Tenn. y

f -apiicaen January 21, 1952, serial No. 587,974

1 Claim.

' 'This 'invention relates to'cigar'ette making Ycle-- vicesand moreparticularly to a device for making or rolling of an individualcigarette.

rAnrobject of this invention is to provide a cigarette making machine ofrelatively simple construction which issolconstructed as yto roll thetobacco in the paper in such a manner as to elim inat'e thenecessity ofsubsequently trimming the ends of the roll.

Another object of this invention is to provide in a device of this kindan adjustable apron sothat the rolled cigarette will be of the desiredcompactness.

I'he above and various other objects and advantages of this inventionwill in part be described in and in part be understood from thefollowing detailed description of the present preferred embodiment, thesame being illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein:-

Figure l is a detail top plan View of a device constructed according tothe preferred embodiment of this invention partly broken away;

Figure 2 is a detail side elevation of the device;

Figure 3 is a fragmentary sectional view taken on the line 3 3 of Figure2;

Figure e is a longitudinal sectional view partly in detail takensubstantially through the longitudinal center of the device showing thecarriage in its initial position;

Figure 5 is a similar view but showing the carriage in operativeposition intermediate the ends of the base.

Referring to the drawings wherein like numerals of reference designatecorresponding parts throughout the several views, the numeral 10designates generally the base of a. device constructed according to thepreferred embodiment of this invention which may be constructed of anydesired material such as wood, light metal or the like, and is providedwith a longitudinally extending slot 13 therein within which aconnecting bar 11 of a carriage C is positoned.

This carriage C has side plates 12a disposed on the opposite sides ofthe body or base 10 and an operating bar or member l2 is connected bymeans of a bolt 14 or the like to this carriage C and eX- tends througha hole l5 provided in an end plate 16 secured to one end of the base l0.The projected end of the operating member 12 is upturned as at 17. Thisend plate 16 is secured to the base 10 by means of screws or securingmembers 18. Another base plate 19 is secured to the opposite end of thebase 10 by means of screws or securing elements 20 or the like.

This base 10 is provided intermediate its ends with a rolling table "21which is 'flat on the upper surface thereof and is provided withdivergent opposite end portions 22 and 23. The base is also providedwith a transversely disposed pocketor recess 24 adjacent theend thereof`op-positely'from the operating member 12. I

Anrapron or flexible member 25 has one" end thereof vsecured to one endof the base '10 by means of a plate 26 which is secured to the base 10by means of screws 27 or the like and this end of the apron 10 isprovided with a pair of longitudinally extending slots 28 so that ifdesired, the length of the apron may be adjusted relative to the lengthof the base as will be hereinafter described. The oppositeI end of theapron 25 is secured to the base 10 inwardly of the end plate 16 by meansof a plate 29 which is secured to the upper surface of the base 10 bymeans of securing members 30 or the like. This opposite or forward endof the base 10 is preferably offset downwardly as at 31 vand provides areceiving table to re n Con a shaft 36 and the periphery of this roller35 is adapted to engage the upper surface of the apron disposed on thetable 21. This roller 35 is preferably of relatively softconstruction'such as rubber or the like, and is fluted or serrated'sothat when the paper P is engaged thereby, the roller will not force thepaper forwardly but will force the paper inwardly between thel loopedportion v of the apron 25 as the carriage C moves forwardly of the base10. f

In the operation ofy this device, the carriage C is initially moved to aposition adjacent the rear end of the base 10 andthe vapron 25 is loopeddownwardly into the pocket or recess 24. This pocket will be disposedintermediate the front and. rear edges of the side plates 12a, whichplates will operate to prevent spilling of any of the tobacco placed inthe looped portion of the apron 25 in the pocket 24. This tobacco isdistributed evenly across the pocket 24 and the operating member orhandle 17 may then be pulled forwardly so as to move the carriage C.When the carriage C reaches the rear end of the table 21, the paper Pmay then be placed on the upper surface of that portion of the apronpositioned on the table 21 and the gummed edge of the paper moistenedwhereupon the carriage C may then be moved forwardly an additionaldistance so that the leading roller will contact with the paper P. Thepaper will be held against movement relative to the table 21 andrelative to the carriage C so that as this carriage C moves forwardly,the paper will be drawn inwardly of the rolling loop 37 as shown inFigure 4:.4 When thecarriage C reaches the end of the table 21, thepaper P will be wrapped entirely around the tobacco 38 and when thecarriage C passes the forward edge portion 22 of the table, the rolledor completed cigarette will roll downwardly onto the plate 29 whichconstitutes the receiving table for receiving the cigarette after it isrolled. Preferably the end plate 16 projects upwardly or above the uppersurface of the plate 29 so that the rolled cigarette will not roll offof the base 10. Due to the slots 28 and 30 in the apron 25, this apron25 may be adjusted to the desired degree so that the tobacco will beappropriately packed within the paper P.

It is, of course, understood that various changes and modifications maybe made in the details of construction and design of the abovespecically described embodiment of this invention without departing fromthe spirit thereof, such changes and modifications being restricted onlyby the scope of the following claim.

What is claimed isz- A cigarette rolling machine comprising a tablehaving a transversely extending pocket adjacent one end thereof,'theside walls of the pocket being inclined upwardly in the direction of theopposite end of the table, an apron engaging over the table, said apronhaving one end thereof xed relative to the table and the opposite endprovided with a pair of elongated slots, means engaging the end of thetable and extending through the slots to adjustably secure said oppositeend of the apron to the table, a U-shaped carriage having the bightdisposed below the table, means engaging the bght yof the carriage forslidably mounting the carriage relative to the table, said carriagehaving side members having a Width sufficient to close the ends of thepocket during the initial filling of the pocket and throughout themovement of the carriage, a roller rotatably carried by the parallelarms of the carriage and engaging beneath the apron, and a. carriageoperating member secured to the bght of the carriage beneath the tableand extending through an end of the table to permit movement of thecarriage relative to the table.

' ROBERT B. THOMPSON.

